PHMD 5270 — Economic Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy Practice
2 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Introduces the principles of economic theory of healthcare markets and economic evaluation of health products and services. Economic theory topics include fundamentals of supply and demand, market structure, market failure, and the role of government. Economic evaluation topics include measuring costs and benefits of a specific treatment, types of formal decision analysis, ethical considerations, and implementation in the real world. Restricted to students with fifth-year PharmD standing.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 89 | 96 | 93% | 3.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 72 | 80 | 90% | 8.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Ning Zhang (75% of students) · reviews
- Kinde Wubneh (25% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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